Runner Spotlight: Emily

By Kimberly Green | August 1, 2023
Emily - A young woman, with brown hair up in a ponytail, wears a flowery top and black cardigan and holds a brown chihuahua up to her face. She’s turned to kiss the dog, while the dog stares at the camera.

Emily has been volunteering with PAWS NY for 10 years, as both a dog walker and foster–and now she’s running the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon on our behalf! She started running a little more than a year ago and decided to tackle this awesome feat alongside a friend, while supporting PAWS along the…

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Runner Spotlight: Carsen

By Kimberly Green | July 10, 2023
A young woman with long blonde hair looks over her shoulder and smiles widely at the camera, wearing a black coat and black beanie. A city scene is in the background behind her.

Volunteer Carsen joined PAWS NY in honor of her childhood dog Bailey, who passed away in 2021. Now she’s running the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon–her first-ever long race after recovering from an ACL injury–on behalf of PAWS NY! This Brooklynite is a published children’s book author and screenwriter who loves to run in…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Julia

By Kimberly Green | June 5, 2023
Julia - A young woman with blue eyes and dark hair sits in an apartment holding a black cat. She’s wearing a pink and yellow headscarf, and a black sweatshirt, which blends in with the cat.

You might remember PAWS NY volunteer Julia from the Instagram Live we did a while back. Well get to know her even more with today’s Volunteer Spotlight! Julia found out about PAWS NY online and started volunteering a few months ago. She’s had many pets over the years, and currently lives with her cat Luna,…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Heather

By Kimberly Green | May 15, 2023
Heather and Winston - In a restaurant’s outdoor seating, a woman in a blue baseball hat and gray tank top squats down next to a yellow lab in a red harness. Both are looking at the camera and smiling.

In today’s Volunteer Spotlight, meet Heather! She first heard about PAWS NY from a sign on a streetlight during the early days of the pandemic and has been volunteering for a little more than a year with a cat named China and her guardian.  “My grandfather had to give up his cat years ago when…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Kat

By Kimberly Green | May 5, 2023
Kat with dogs: A blonde woman in a teal puffer jacket and black leggings, sits on a rock in Central Park next to two big fluffy dogs, with her arms around them.

In today’s Volunteer Spotlight, meet Kat, a lawyer who has been volunteering with PAWS NY for about two years. Originally from Michigan, she now lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and has spent a lot of time traveling around the United States and the world! “For those of us who have a passion…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Michelle

By Kimberly Green | April 27, 2023
Michelle with Tappy & Angelina: A young woman in a dark red beanie and black jacket wears a backpack and holds the leash of two dogs: Angelina, a maltese mix, on the left and Tappy, a yellow lab, on the right. They stand on a sidewalk next to a painted mural.

Michelle heard about PAWS NY on Instagram and started volunteering about nine months ago. She says walking Tappy and Angelina is the highlight of her week, as is getting to know their guardian Zerline.  “My favorite part of volunteering is not only walking the cutest pups, but my chats with Zerline,” Michelle said. “Zerline is…

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PAWS NY on PIX11 News

By Kimberly Green | April 26, 2023
A screenshot of the PIX11 News segment - Tamsen Fadal and Kori Chambers sitting at the news desk.

On Monday, April 24, 2023, Tamsen Fadal and Kori Chambers from PIX11 News interviewed PAWS NY client Dawn Suvino and her volunteer Grace Santarelli about what it’s like to volunteer with PAWS NY. Grace has been walking Valla, Dawn’s retired Seeing Eye Dog, for about a year and loves building up the relationship with both…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Mari

By Kimberly Green | April 20, 2023
Mari - A woman with long reddish-blonde hair crouches down to pose with a white & gray dog, outside on a path in the woods.

Artist and writer Mari is a new volunteer to PAWS NY, joining the crew about four months ago. Originally from Seattle, she lives in Brooklyn, where she now walks a pup named Ani and has gotten to know her guardian Alexandra, as well. “Getting to know Alexandra has been such a huge bonus that I…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer

By Kimberly Green | April 10, 2023
Jennifer & Clover - A yellow labrador licks the face of a woman with wavy brown hair. They're outside, with the sun at their backs.

Native New Yorker Jennifer has been volunteering with PAWS NY since October 2013. She was volunteering with another organization, Anjellicle Cats Rescue, when she heard about PAWS and decided to get involved. “I love the connection that I feel with Rosa and with Clover,” Jennifer said. “I often say that walking Clover is my favorite…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Jacqueline

By Kimberly Green | April 3, 2023
Jacqueline - A woman with brown hair & glasses smiles at the camera, while holding a brown dog that is looking over her shoulder.

April is National Volunteer Month, and to celebrate, we’ll be sharing some Volunteer Spotlights about the amazing New Yorkers who give their time and energy to PAWS NY. First up is Jacqueline, who first heard about PAWS NY when reading an article in The New York Times about the impact of the pandemic on elderly…

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